Are international students also URM's

<p>or not?.....................</p>

<p>I doubt it. I always thought that internationals have it tougher than domestic applicants, especially if you are an Asian international…</p>

<p>See the federal rules link in the thread-opening post in the ethnic self-identification in college admission FAQ thread. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/441477-fastest-growing-ethnic-category-great-colleges-race-unknown.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/441477-fastest-growing-ethnic-category-great-colleges-race-unknown.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>The short answer from that link </p>

<p><a href=“http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-20613.pdf[/url]”>http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-20613.pdf&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>is that ethnicity information is not collected from nonresident alien students in the United States.</p>